Possible scam

[Conor11]

Hi guys, I am unaware of a possible scam. How do i know if its a scam. Somebody wants me to send them the goods and say they have sent the money to paypal but I found the email from PayPal in my junk mail and something doesnt look right about it and it says it will release the funds into my account once i have shipped the goods and have included the shipping number but i cant find a link or anything in the email

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Conor11 

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.